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A Record of the Line of Samuel Shepardson, 
Guilford, Vermont. 

BY FRANCIS WAYLAND SHEPARDSON. 
JJ91 Kimbark Ave., Chicago, 111. 

AUGUST I, 1907. 



THIS leaflet gives genealogical details of the family of Hon. 
Samuel Shepardson of Guilford, Vermont. He seems to 
have been a worthy son of his brilliant father, Hon. John 
Shepardson, and to have played an important part in the 
development of Guilford. Zadock Thompson, in his Vermont 
Gazetteer, refers to him in complimentary terms. His de- 
scendants have shown a great deal of interest in the investi- 
gations into Shepardson genealogy. I have found them well 
educated as a class, with very creditable records. Quite a 
number of them have been college graduates, some of these 
being successful as teachers. Many of tl>e Shepardsons in 
this line are reported to have been of large physique. The 
leaflet traces the ancestry of Samuel Shepardson through five 
generations from the immigrant Daniel, and then gives such 
information as I have been able to gather from many sources. 
I am under special obligations to Mr. Everett Shepardson of the 
State Normal School in Los Angeles, California ; to Mrs. Bessie 
(Shepardson) Wright of St, Johns, Oregon, and to Mrs. R. M. 
Bissell of Jamestown, New York. If errors are found by any 
reader I shall be grateful for corrections or additions. Mr. 
John Eaton Shepardson of Aurora, Illinois (temporarily in engi- 
neering business with postofiice at Relief, Mitchell County, North 
Carolina), is working out the genealogical details of other lines 
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1. Da.mkl SiiKi'AKDso.N, blaclvsmith of Chaiiestown, Mass., coming 
from Salem. Admitted to the Church in Charlestown 8 June, 1633. 
Removed to Maiden, where he died 26 July, 1644. His wife was Joanna 

, maiden name and date of marriage unknown. She survived her 

husband and married (2) Thomas Call, Sr. She died 30 January, 1661. 
Children: 

i. LiYDiA SHEPARDSON. bapt. 24 July, 1637; m. (1) Thomas Call, Jr.; 
(2) Thomas Skinner. Child, Joanna Call, b. March, 1660. 

li. Amos Shepardson, b. 1639. 

2. iii. Daniel Shepardson, bapt. 14 Juno, 1641. 

iv. Joanna Shepardson. bapt. 13 March, 1642 ; m. Novf-mlifr, 1661, 
Roger Kennicut of Maiden, and later removed to Swanzey. Chil- 
dren, Joanna, Lydia and Jolin. 
V. Ruth Shepardson, b. • •. 

2. Daniel Shepardson {DanieV) succeeded his father as black- 
smith at Maiden. He was a freeman of Middlesex County, Mass., 29 
May, 1674, and took the oath of fidelity 1.5 December, 1674. He mar- 
ried 11 April, 1668, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Call, Sr., and widow 
of Mr. Samuel Tingley of Maiden. He removed to Attleboro where he 
had fifty acres about half a mile from "Old Town" on the Bay Road. 
He was long called "old goodman Daniel Shepardson." He came near 
losing his property at one time, as the Attleboro records indicate. He 
was selectman of Attleboro in 1698. He died 3 August, 1723 [one 
record says 1743]. His wife, Elizabeth, died 21 February, 1715-1716. 
So far as known his children were: 

1. Daniel Shepardson, b. 11 July, 1669; lieutenant in 9th Mas;?. Regt. 
against Canada in 1691. He died 11 March, 1691, at Anticosta. 

3. ii. John Shepardson, bapt. January, 1671. 

iii. Elizabeth Shepardson; m. Robert Fuller, 19 January, 1699. 
iv. Mary Shepardson; m. Joseph Ingraham, 11 April, 1700. 
v. Joanna Shepardson; m. John Fuller, 22 December, 1701, and tl. 
before 29 June, 1720, when he m. (2) Widow Sarah FoUett. 

vi. Nathaniel Shepardson, bapt. 28 October, 16S0. 
vii. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 22 July, 1685, d. 15 October, 1685. 

3. John Shepardson' {DanielJ- Daniel^) lived in Attleboro until 
about 1697, when he moved to Rehoboth. He married 9 April. 1694, 
Elizabeth Fuller, who was born 12 M;iy, 167.S, and bai)tized .'^0 May, 
1679, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wilmarth) Fuller of Attle- 
boro. Inventory of his estate was taken 3 December, 1708, showing 
£64 16s Od. 

Children, recorded in Attleboro: 

i. Ruth Shepardson, b. 14 Jidy, 169.'); m. 10 Janu.uy, 1TKM717. 

Ephraim Lane, son of Jolm and Sarali Lane, .\lan.\- di'secndants 

in Norton, Mass. She d. 1752. 
ii. Mehitable Shepardson, b. 31 January, 1696-7. 
iii. Sarah SiiEPAKDscm, b. 13 February, 169S-9. d. 28 April. li!!>9. 

4. 1\. Daniel Shepardson, b. 16 March, 1699-1700. 

V. Amos Shepardson, b. 30 September, 17 04. 
vi. John Shepardson, bapt. 17 April, 1709. 



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ill. Hannah Shepardson, d. 29 Decemoer, 1730 ; m. Alexander Balkcorn 
(or Balcom) of Norton, Mass., 17 January, 1750. 

iv. Zephaniah Shepardson, b. 6 May, 1733. 

;-^ V. Stephen Shepardson, b. 11 Augnst, 1735. 

' 5. John Shepardson (Daniel,* John,^ Daniel," Daniel'') m. at Nor- 

i< ton, Mass., 17 January, 1754, Anna Blanchard, dau. of Stephen and 

.:^ Abigail (Pratt) Blanchard. After 1768 he removed from Attleboro to 

'^ Guilford, Vt., of which town he was one of the founders. He was made 

town clerk in 1772. He was very influential in the movement to make 
Vermont a separate state. He bore the title "Major." He was a mem- 
ber of the Council in Vermont for several years and was also Judge 
of the Supreme Court. He d. of consumption 3 January, 1802, in Brat- 
tleboro. His wife d. of old age 1 January, 1817, then 87. According 
to a court record they had eleven children, but names of some are un- 
known. The first five are recorded in Attleboro: 

i. John Shepardson, b. 25 August, 1754, d. 23 August, 1771. 
6. ii. Samuel Shepardson, b. 10 February, 1757. 

iii. Louise Shepardson (or Lois (?) ), b. 15 January, 1760; m. Simeon 

Forbes. 
iv. Seth Shepardson, b. 10 August, 1762. 
v. Alfred Shepardson, b. 26 April, 1768. 

vi. Jethenal Shepardson (name given by a descendant as stated by 
her mother). 

vll. Ezra Shepardson, d. at Palmyra, N. Y., 29 August, 1819, aged 33. 

viii. Zephaniah Shepardson (mentioned as living a half mile south of 
his brother Samuel and credited with sons, Lewis, Martin and 
Noah. There may be confusion with son of Zephaniah^) . 

ix. Shepardson. 

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6. Samuel Shepardson (John,^ Daniel,* JoTin,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) 
m. Anna Barney, dau. of John Barney. She was b. in Rehoboth, Mass., 
9 February, 1761. He lived in Guilford, Vt., dying on the farm his 
father occupied before him, 28 February, 1813, after an illness of eight 
days from spotted fever. He was a freeman and town clerk of Guil- 
ford, 25 March, 1782-3. In 1784 was guide of Vermont troops under 
command of Stephen R. Bradley, who suppressed disorder in Guilford; 
moderator of town meeting, 1794; constable in 1790, 1797, 1801; was 
called "Captain" in 1795; was collector in 1784, 1790, 1795; district 
clerk district No. 14 in 1810; member of Vermont Council, 1803-1808; 
register of probate in 1806; presidential elector in 1808, casting his 
vote for James Madison. He was called "Major" at the time of his 
death, this probably being a militia title. He was a large man phys- 
ically, weighing 285 pounds, tall, well-proportioned, and very active for 
a man of his size, as family traditions indicate. His widow spent her 
last years with her daughter, Anna Barney, dying in Lorain county, 
Ohio, near the mouth of Black river, 22 June, 1852. Children: 

Chloe Shepardson, b. 10 January, 1781. 

Anna Shepardson, b. 6 October, 1782, d. 3 November, 1782. 

Anna Shepardson, b. 30 May, 1784. 

John Shepardson, b. 9 December, 1786. 

Samuel Shepardson, b. 9 March, 1789. 

Otis Shepardson, b. 5 July, 1791. 

Elijah Shepardson, b. 6 November, 1793. 

Pliny Shepardson, b. 15 July, 1796. 

Sophia Shepardson, b. 20 August, 1798. 

Parmelia Shepardson, b. 19 March, 1801. 

* "Be it remembered that all the cattle and sheep and swine that is 
marked with a cross of the right ear in the town of Guilford, is Samuel Shep- 
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7. Chloe Shepardsox {Samuel.^ John.^ Daniel.* John." Daniel,^ 
Daniel') m. 10 November, 1803, Andrew Dalrymple of Coleraine, Mass. 
They lived later in the Sandy Creek country near Sackett's Harbor, 
N. Y. They had nine ch., one of whom settled in Sugar Grove, Pa. 
No further record. (1907.) 

8. Anna Shepardsox (Samuel,'^ John.^ Daniel.* John,^ Daniel.^ 
Daniel') m. Joseph Barney of Guilford, Vermont, July, 1807. He was 
b. 28 September, 1788, son of James and Thankful (March) Barney, 
and grandson of Capt. John and Rebecca (Martin) Barney of Guilford. 
They settled first in Jefferson county. New York, near Sackett's Har- 
bor in Ellisburg, but later, after 1824, moved to Lorain county, Ohio, 
and settled near the mouth of the Black river. He d. 15 January, 1862. 
She d. 16 April, 1876. Children: 

i. Sophia A. Barney, b. 17 April, 1S08, d. 28 October, 1824. 

ii. Samuel O. Barney, b. 18 November, 1809, d. 14 December, 1809. 

iii. Daniel A. Barney, b. 17 February, 1811, d. IS June, 1891. 

iv. Maria A. Barney, b. 29 March, 1813. d. 11 January, 1883. 

v. Elijah Barney, b. 19 September, 1818, d. 26 March, 1821. 

vi. Pliny Barney, b. 7 Apn-11, 1821, d. 9 June, 1821. 

vii. Samantha A. Barney, b. 4 August, 1822, d. 16 May, 1858. 

vili. LuRANCY Almeda Barney, b. 18 February, 1824, d. 19 July, 1899. 

9. Joirx Shepardson (Samuel." John.'' Daniel.* John.^ Daniel.- 
Daniel') was a farmer and cheesemaker. He lived one mile west of 
Guilford Center, Vermont. He m. 4 July, 1814, Parmelia Steadmm of 
Leyden, Massachusetts, dau. of Philemon and Lucy (Babcock) Stead- 
man. Her tombstone records that she d. 18 August, 1863, aged 72. He 
d. 8 January, 1870. In his old age William W. Barney was appointed 
as his guardian. Inventory of his estate showed property valued at 
$1,200. Children: 

1. John Shepardson, b. 28 September, 1815. He was in the Seminole 
war, was taken captive by tlie Indians, but was spared by the 
intercession of an Indian whom he had befriended. He was 
led by this Indian three days and three nights to a white settle- 
ment, P . When he reached it he found many ill with the 

yellow fever. He closed his last letter home by saying. "If you 
do not hear from me again you may know that I have taken the 
fever." It is supposed that he d. unmd., aged 22 or 23. 

16. ii. Lorenzo Shepardson, b. 3 December, 1816, d. 8 February, 1888. 
iii. Laura Shepardson, b. 4 November, 1818, d. 3 November, 1896; m. 

(1) Josiah Arms, who was b. 25 December, 1800, and d. 7 Janu- 
ary, 1880, leaving one child, Ellen Parmelia .\rms, who was b. 21 
July, 1850, and m. 15 September, 18G8, .\lonzo Weatherhead. They 
reside Brattleboro, Vt., R. R. No. 3, and have one ch. — Ida Laura 
Weatherhead. b. 28 August, 1890. m. (2) 20 December, 1881. 
Artemas Eddy, who was b. in 1810 and d. 8 June, 1886. 
Iv. Alma Shepardson, b. 23 February, 1821, d. 4 May, 1902; m. 27 
April, 1846, Thomas Akeley, who was b. 16 August, 1814, and d. 
19 October, 1892. He was son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Whit- 
comb) Akeley, and grandson of Thomas and Abigail (Wilder) 
Akeley. One ch. — Charles T. Akeley, b. 18 May, 1858. m. 25 
October, 1881. Nettie M. Pomeroy, who was b. 19 August, 1862, 
dau. of Julius Clark and Mary L. (Bement) Pomeroy. They have 
no ch., res. 116 Canal St., Brattleboro, Vt. 

17. V. Hiram Shepardson, b. 14 June, 1822. 

10. Samuel Sheparixson {Samuel," John.'^ Daniel.* John.^ Daniel,'^ 
DanieV) v.-ps a soldier in the War of 1812. He was a physician and 
lived In Green River. Vt. He m. 6 March, 1817, Miss Phoebe Kemp of 
Guilford, Vt. (She had previously m. David Cudworth, whose three 
children were adopted by her second husband in 1823. Their names 
aie not definitely known — 1907.) He d. 23 August, 1866. Children: 

1. Samuel Shepardson, b. 10 November, 1817, d. 26 November, 1893. 
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1853, Elizabeth M. Sumner, who was b. 21 AugTJSt, 1826, dau. of 

Abel and Ruth Sumner. She d. 2 June. 1886. He m. (2) 20 July, 

1887, Sarah Tibbits, who was b. 16 February, 1841, dau. of Joseph 

and Sophronia Tibbits. No ch. 
ii. Sophia Shepardson m. (1) Dennison Stevens of Coleraine, Mass., 

and had five ch. ; m. (2) Hunter. 

iii. Parmelia Shepardson m. Dr. Anson Cobb of Montague, Mass. Ch. : 

Anson Cobb and Abbie Cobb. 
iv. Enoch Shepardson (possibly one of the Cudworth ch. whom Samuel 

adopted). He m. and had one dau., Ella Shepardson, who m. 

Frank Fife and now lives on the old Samuel Shepardson place at 

Green River, Vt. She mentions also 
V. Clemenia Shepardson (possibly another of the Cudworth ch.). 
vi. Abbie Shepardson (Cudworth ). 
vii. Emily Shepardson (Cudworth ). 

11. Otis Shepardson {Samuel,^ JoTin,^ Daniel* John,^ Daniel.^ 
DanieV) m. 23 March, 1817, Susan Gibbs of Jamaica, Vt. She was b, 
in Stratton, Vt, 13 October, 1796, dau. of Edmund Gibbs (b. 28 Sep- 
tember, 1761, at Westminster, Mass.) and Phoebe (Preston) Gibbs (b. 
1761 in Athol, Mass.). Guilford records call him "Captain" in 1826. 
He moved, in November, 1835, to Mongo, La Grange county, Indiana, 
•where he lived until his death, 7 May, 1843. He was a man of strong 
physique. His death was hastened by an injury received in a test of 
strength with some of his companions. His widow d. 17 December, 
1880. During their first winter in Indiana they lived in a windowless 
log cabin with puncheon floor. Children born in Guilford, Vt., except 
the last. 

Otis Shepardson, b. 26 April, 1818. 

Elijah Oscar Shepardson, b. 18 August, 1820. 

Edmund Gibbs Shepardson, b. 15 November, 1822. 

Pliny Shepardson, b. 1 December, 1824; unmd. ; Catlin, Wash. 

Lorenzo Dow Shepardson, b. 13 November, 1829. 

Susan Ann Shepardson, b. 23 February, 1832. 

Samuel Shepardson, b. 19 March, 1839. 

12. Elijah SnEPARnsox (Samuel," John,* Daniel.* JoTin," Daniel.^ 

Daniel') is said to have m. (1) , who did not long survive. He 

was living in Watertown, Jefferson county, N. Y., in 1817, but in 1822 
was in Princeton, Ky. He m. (2) Mary Parrish Dudley of Lexington, 
Ky. Their children were b. in Princeton, Caldwell county, Ky. He 
d. there before 26 June, 1844. They were m. by Rev. Richard Beard, 
dean of Princeton College, Ky. Children: 

24. i. Dudley Shepardson, b. 1826. 

24a. ii. Ann Mary Shepardson, b. 9 August, 1828. 

iii. Elijah Shepardson, b. 1830 ; res. Hamilton, Nev. 
Iv. Milton Dudley Shepardson, b. 15 November, 1831; res. Peanut, Trin- 
ity Co., Cal. Prospector. 

25. V. Sophia Susan Shepardson, b. 1834. 

vl. Parmelia Shepardson, b. 1836, d. in infancy, 
vii. Samuel Shepardson, b. 1838, d. Farmersville, Texas, aged about 21. 

26. viii. VicTORLA Shepardson, b. 26 June, 1840. 

ix. Henry Clay Shepardson, b. 1842, d. aged 4 years. 

13. Pliny Shepardson {Samuel.^ John,^ Daniel* John.^ Daniel,'^ 
Daniel') m. (1) 4 February, 1821, Rachel Tisdale of Guilford, Vt. 
They removed in 1825 to Gerry, Chautauqua county, N. Y., where she 
d. 21 September, 1854. He m. (2) at Guilford, Vt, 7 February, 1855, 
Triphena M. Kingsley. A tribute to his memory by James Starr, 
written at the time of his death (22 July, 1871) says: "Pliny Shepard- 
son shared in the hardships and privations so familiar to all early 
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and perseverance. By his industry and economy, never by speculation, 
he achieved a fair degree of success always by the slow but sure way. 
In after years with more means he achieved greater success. He was 
always the friend and encourager of the industrious young man." He 
was proud of his ancestry and had a good memory for details. Ch.: 

27. i. Amanda Shepardson, b. 30 November, 1823. 
27a. ii. Susan Shepardson, b. 1825 ; d. 1844. 

28. iii. Walter Shepardson, b. 23 July, 1831; d. 4 July, 1905. 

14. Sophia Shepahdson i^aynuel," John,^ Daniel,'^ John,^ Danieh- 
Da7iiel^) was a woman of great ability with more education and 
culture than were usual for her sex in her day. She was a handsome 
person, as pictures and reports from her descendants bear witness. 
She m. 27 November, 1820, John Winthrop Bissell of Gill, Mass. 
Shortly after their marriage they moved to Montague, Mass., and set- 
tled on a farm on the stage road, about a mile from Montague village 
and about the same distance from North Sunderland. The house was 
still standing in 1906. He was a manufacturer of hats in Greenfield, 
Mass. He carried on a sort of private banking business and used to 
boast that he never had to resort to the law to collect a debt. He was 
b. 23 September, 1794, and d. 8 February, 1876. His wife d. 15 August, 
1864. They are buried in Springfield, Mass., where he d. Ch.: 

i. GusTAVUS Bissell, b. 9 June, 1825, d. 7 February. 1889. He was 
well educated, attending Amherst College perhaps for a while. He 
was a teacher for many years. Ran for the legislature before he 
was of legal age. Went to California in the gold excitement and 
lived in Sacramento county for 20 years. He removed to Dela- 
ware, settling on a fruit farm near Bridgevillc. He m. (1) in 
California, Jane Wilson, an English woman, who d. in Delaware 
of consumption. He m. (2) 21 November, 1876, Lilla Hartley 
and had ch. : (1) Jennie Sophia Bissell, b. 5 December, 1877, m. 
24 June, 1896, John Marcus Payne and had ch. : Gustavus Edward 
Payne, b. 10 July, 1900, and Lillian Sophia Payne, b. IS Marcli, 
1904, d. 22 September, 1904. Mrs. Payne res. in Philadelphia, Pa. 
(2) Gustava Bissell, b. 5 May, 1881, d. 8 October, 1881. 

li. Amandauine Bissell, b. August, 1829, d. about 1898. He was a 
hardware merchant in Owego, N. Y., for a while ; later moved to 
New Haven, Conn., where he d. from heart failure, falling from 
his bicycle as he was riding. He m. in 1856 Fannie Osborne of 
Worcester, Mass., who d. about 1897, aged 68. Ch. : (1) Rosa 
Bissell (d. in infancy) ; (2) Burleigh Cushman Bissell, res. New 
Haven, Conn.; (3) Rollin Bissell; (4) Lura Bissell; (5) Arthur 
Bi.ssell (druggist. New Haven, Conn.) ; (6) Cordelia Bissell. 

iii. Milton Bissell, b. 10 March, 1831, d. 13 February, 1899. He was 
in dry goods busines.s, Plymouth, Ind., for a wliilc ; then in hard- 
ware business with his brother Amandarine in Owego, N. Y. 
Later he moved to a farm near Jamestown, N. Y., the home of 
his wife. He was a man of much ability, of a decidedly literary 
turn of mind, who wrote much for the papers. He m. 17 March, 
1860, Rachel Melissa Rice. dau. of John and Amanda (Shepardson) 
Rice (see No. 27). She has taken great interest in these genea- 
logical investigations and has contributed much valuable informa- 
tion about the several branches of the family connected with her. 
She res. 66 Eleventh street, Jamestown, N. Y. Ch. : (1) John 
Earle Winthrop Bissell, b. 23 January, 1868, passed the regents' 
examination at 14 and graduated at 18; graduate Philadelphia 
Medical and Dental College, 1890. Practicing dentist, Westfield, 
N. Y. ; m. in Westfleld 10 August, 1891, Emily Haight and has ch. : 
Earle H. Bissell, b. 2 5 September, 1893, Milton Tracy Bissell, b. 
29 April, 1895; Emilv Loui-se Bissell, b. 21 December, 1901; (2) 
Bcnic Burritt Bis.stll. b. 11 May, 1877. Prevented from studying 
by ill hfaltli ; h;is a rural free delivery route and is interested in 
a company manufacturing cement building blocks; m. 20 February, 
1900, Carrie L. Andrews of Sinelairsville, N. Y., and has ch. : 
Clyde Adella Bissell, b. 6 December. 1902, Milton Andrews 
Bissell, b. 22 April, 1905; res. corner North Main and Ninth streets, 
Jamestown, N. Y. 

iv. Ellen Sophia Bissell. b. 27 September, 1833; m. 12 October, 1856, 
John Clarke Cushman of Ft. Covington. N. Y. They res. Ply- 
mouth. Ind., 19 ve:irs. .\fter lire of ISTl moved to Chicago, living 
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railroad building and with large manufacturing enterprises. Ch. : 
Lillian Sophia Cushman, b. 20 January, 1866, who has taught art 
in Kenosha, Wis ; in Lake Forest University, Lake Forest, 111. ; in 
the public schools of Highland Park, and for the last five years 
has been director of the art department in the School of Educa- 
tion, University of Chicago. Res. 6030 Jackson Park avenue, Chi- 
cago. 
V. Ida Melissa Bissell, b. 19 April, 1835; m. (1) Smith Robinson 
Phillips 14 June, 1859. He was an accountant, the son of the 
keeper of the hotel in Old Deerfield, Mass., known as the "Bloody 
Brook House." After his death she m. (2) Col. John F. Marsh, 
1 August, 1879. He is president of the Springfield (Mass.) Glazed 
Paper Co. Ch. : Nella Sumner Phillips, b. 3 August, 1862 ; m. 7 
February, 1884, William Herbert Shuart, a lawyer of Rochester, 
N. Y., now general manager of the paper company just mentioned. 
Ch. : Christine Shuart (just graduated from Smith College), b. 11 
December, 1884; John Denton Shuart, b. 16 November, 1894; Kath- 
erine Barrett Shuart, b. 20 June, 1899. They res. Mulberry street, 
Snringfield. Mrs. Marsh res. 59 Maple street, 
vi. Elijah Shepardson Bissell, b. 8 July, 1836; m. 8 December, 1864, 
Harriet Adaline Ross of Montague, Mass. He is a merchant, 
Plymouth, Ind. Ch. : (1) Elsie Sophia Bissell, b. 15 October, 
1866, d. 10 April, 1899; m. 23 December, 1887, Marion Clayton 
Walls, and had ch. : Howard Bissell Walls, b. 15 October, 1888, 
d. 10 June, 1895; Harriet Marjorie Walls, b. 14 December, 1891; 
Martha Irene Walls, b. 28 March, 1893 ; Marion Harrison Walls, 
b. 12 December, 1896; all b. in Plymouth, Ind., now res. Indianap- 
olis, Ind. (2) Winthrop Gustavus Bissell, o. 23 May, 1869, 
engineer with Lima, Ohio, Locomotive Works ; m. and has four ch. 
(3) Ernest Ross Bissell, b. 11 May, 1873; m. and has dau., Lillian 
Bissell ; he is Div. Supt. L. E. & W. R. R. at Muncie, Ind. ( 4 ) 
John Winthrop Bissell, b. 25 December, 1875, Supt. Buckeye Pipe 
Line; res. Willshire, Ohio; m. 5 October, 1899, Rowena Brewer, 
and had ch. : Cushman Brewer Bissell, b. 20 July, 1900; Donald 
Adrian Bissell, b. 22 December, 1901 ; Lura Dorathea Bissell, 
b. 29 November, 1903. (5) Harriet Elvira Bissell, b. 27 June, 
1878; teacher Columbia City, Ind., until she m., 27 December, 
1905, Leonard Shrader ; res. Columbia City. (6) Claude Elliott 
Bissell, b. 10 December, 1880; m. 4 November, 1902, Flora Verka. 
Ch. — Wilhelmina Bissell, b. 20 March, 1904 ; salesman, Cairo, 111. 

15. Pabmelia Shepardson {Samuel." John,'^ Daniel* John,^ Daniel,- 
DanieV) m. 19 June, 1824, Zelotus Barney. He is reported to have 
been the son of John Barney, Jr., and thus grandson of Capt. John 
Barney, whose dau. Anna m. Samuel Shepardson (6); but several have 
reported him to have been a brother of Joseph Barney, who m. Anna 
Shepardson (8), in which case he was the son of James and Thankful 
(March) Barney. The Guilford records give the name of w. of John 
Barney as "Ruth." They settled first at Adams, N. Y., near where 
his wife's sisters, Chloe and Anna, located. Later they moved to Ohio, 
where she d. at Sandusky, 23 July, 1849, of the cholera, which was 
epidemic that year. He d. in Macomb, Hancock county, Ohio, in Au- 
gust, 1877, Ch.: 

i. Wendell Barney, b. March, 1825, d. Findlay, Ohio, in 1879 (?) ; m. 
in 1849, Catherine Carlin of Findlay and had six ch. : Caroline, 
Burleigh, Eva, Hetty and two others. 

ii. Edna Barney, b. 1827, d. in infancy. 

iii. Burleigh B. Barney, b. 15 February, 1828; m. (1) Elizabeth West- 
inhaver and had ch. b. in Findlay, Ohio : Metta Barney, b. 23 
May, 1856, m. 8 September, 1880, Edwin F. Getcliell ; res. 180 E. 
29th street, Chicago. Bruce B. Barney, b. 15 June, 1859; real 
estate dealer, 85 Dearborn street, Chicago. Father res. Riverside, 
Cal. His wife d. in Chicago May, 1903, aged 67; he m. (2) Mrs. 
Caroline Richmond. 

iv. Barney, d. in infancy (?) 

16. Lorenzo Shepardson (John." Samuel." John.^ Daniel.* John.^ 
Daniel." DanieV) was a laborer in Guilford. He enlisted in the Union 
army at Brattleboro, serving two months in the 16th Vermont Regt. 
Vol. Inf., but was discharged for disability 28 November, 1862. He m. 
12 March, 1854 (1) Roxana Burrows of Halifax, Vt., from whom he 
separated when their son was very young. (2) Mrs. Lestina (Ed- 



SHEPARDSON. 



wards) Lamb, 8 June, 1S58. She d. 2 June, 
months. He d. in Guilford 8 February, 1888. 
mile west of Guilford Center. Ch.: 



1891, aged 68 years 2 
His home was about a 



III. 



I. Joseph Shepardson, b. 25 January, 18.55; m. Mary Taylor of Marl- 
boro. Has two boys, two girls. Res. Rcadsboro, Vt. 

ii. Edson Fillmore Shepardson, b. 1 January, 1859; m. 1 September, 
1897, Mrs. Lillian (Bovie) Bridge of Hinsdale, d. 17 June, 1907. 
No. ch. 

John Henrt Shepardson, | . ,. r>«*„Kr,.. icci S d. 25 November, 1863. 
Henrietta Shepardson, ( "■ ^^ uctooor, isoi. | ^^ j-. December, 1S63. 

V. Herbert Shepardson, b. 1 June, 1865; unmd. ; farmer; P. O., Bor- 
nardston, Mass. 

17. Hiram Shepardson (John.'' Samueh^ John.^ Daniel* Joh7i.^ 
Daniel.- DanieV) served in the 24th Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. during the 
Civil War. His home was in Boston. He m. Aurelia L. Turner of 
Maine, who d. 3 December, 1881. He d. 29 September, 1879, leaving 
one dau. 

1. Laura Ann Shepardson, b. 27 March, 1849, in Lewiston, Mo.; m. 
J. E. Ayers of Boston and had one ch., a dau., b. 6 March, 1886, d. 
3 July, 1887. 



18. Otis Shepardsox (OtisJ Samuel.^ John,^ Daniel: 
DanieV) was a farmer for many years. For a short 



JoTin} Daniel} 
time he ran a 



flouring mill in Jamestown 

Greenfield, Ind., until 1860, 

away, where he engaged in 

a large, fine looking man. 

Wade 30 March, 1845. She was b. in 

1823, and now lives with her dau. Flora 



Ind., but soon took up farming again near 

when he removed to Sturgis, Mich., not far 

the hardware business until 1880. He was 

exceptionally well read. He m. Catherine 

Lincroft, England, 4 January, 

in Detroit, Mich. (Her parents 



were cousins: Robert Wade, b. in England 31 October, 1782, d. Spring- 
field Tp., Lagrange county, Ind., 1 January, 1863, and Eleanor Wade, 
b. in England 2 January, 1786, d. 16 November, 1859, at Brighton, Ind.) 
He d. in Sturgis, Mich., 14 December, 1890. Ch.: 

1. Helen Mart Shepardson, b. 8 January, 1846 ; graduate Oberlin 
College; m. 8 August, 1869, Peter Henry Kaiser of Gnadenhutten, 
Ohio. Ho was an attorney in Cleveland, Oliio. where she d. in 
childbirth, 11 April, 1875. Before her marriage she was a teacher 
and principal of one of the ward schools in Cleveland. 

ii. Catherine Wade Shepardson, b. 29 April, 1848. Three years, Ober- 
lin College. Took course in medicine and practiced at Pasadena, 
Cal., for about 20 years; m. at St. Johns, N. B., 17 March, 1875, 
Dr. Stephen Shaw Black, who was b. 8 July, 1846. Now res. on 
orange ranch near North Glendale, Cal. P. O. address, R. F. D. 
No. 1, Burba nk, Cal. No ch. 

iii. Susan Ann Shepardson, b. 14 .lune, 1850, d. 9 August, 1850. 

iv. Otis Robert Shepardson, b. 19 September, 1851, d. 14 February, 
1856. 

29. v. Oscar Plinny Shepardson, b. 10 February, 1854. 

vl. Henrietta Liicretia Shepardson, b. 16 ^Tarch. 1856; m. 24 March, 
1877, Edward Licbtiff at Sturgis. Mich. Ch. : Maurice (dead), 
Bernard (m. and living in tln^ Philippines), Henry (m., res. Chi- 
cago). Paola (m.) and Irnia (m.). Family res. Chicago, where 
Mr. Lichtig is a retail clothing salesman and manager. Mrs. Lich- 
tig is an ordained spiritualist minister. 

vii. Flora FottnEST Shepardson, b. 13 November. 1858; m. 5 July, 1883, 
Of (irgi- Fredi'ricl{ Phares of Detroit, Mich., who was b. 18 June, 
1S45, at Godrich, Ontario. No ch. 

\ iii. Susan Pauline Shepardson, b. 10 August. 1861 ; m. 17 September, 
ISSl. William Sturgis of Sturgis. Mich. Oil.: (1) Oscar Jay 
Sturgis. 1>. 31 July, 1SS2, d. 7 Octolx-r. 1901. tvphoid frvcr. ( .! ) 
Bessie Pauline Sturgis, b. 9 NovcMulier, 1885. (3) Maud Eleanor 
Sturgis, 1>. 22 January. 1893. Family res. on Sturgis homestead, 
Sturgis, Mich.; dau. Bessie in Chicago. 



SHEPARDSON. 9 

19. Elijah Oscar Shepardson {Otis,'' Samuel" John,'^ Daniel,'^ John? 
Daniel.' Daniel'^) spent some years with his uncle, Elijah Shepardson, 
in Kentucky. He served in the Confederate States army and was 
wounded in the arm. He had to ride 200 miles before he could get 
it dressed. He was never able to use it afterwards. He worked for 
some time as a pilot on the Mississippi, lived for some years in La- 
Grange county, Ind., and some years in St. Louis. He was an ingenious 
mechanic. He d. at the home of his brother Dow in Catlin, Wash., 23 
February, 1897. Unmd. 

20. Edmund Gibbs Shepardson {Otis J Samuel,^ John,'^ Daniel* 
John," Daniel,- Da7iieV) followed the trade of a blacksmith for some 
years, then turned to farming, and later, while still owning his farms, 
became a country merchant, dealing in general merchandise and buy- 
ing wool and other farm products. He resided in Mongoquinong, Ind. 
(name afterwards changed by his efforts to Mongo, while he was post- 
master). He was one of the first school trustees, was an ardent Re- 
publican in politics, was a man of strong physique, and independent in 
thought and action. He m. 23 February, 1850, Catherine Emiline Wil- 
son, who was b. near Plymouth, Ohio, 4 November, 1827, and d. in 
Mongo, Ind., 10 June, 1902. She removed with her parents, John and 
Dinah (Bodley) Wilson, from Ohio to Indiana in 1836, settling near 
Salem Center, Steuben county. He d. in Mongo 11 August, 1882. Ch.: 

i. Emma Shepardson, b. 10 February, 1850; m. 31 December, 1871, 
Charles Augustus Smith, who was b. near Mongo, Ind., 7 July, 
1850, son of George and Jane (Gray) Smith. They live on a farm, 
Mongo, Ind. No. ch. 

Edna Shepardson, b. 20 September, 1852. 

Sarah Elizabeth Shepardson, b. 2 August, 1854, d. 17 January, 
1855. 

Augusta Shepardson, b. 31 January, 1856. 

Dow Fremont Shepardson, b. 4 October, 1857. 

Susan Sophia Shepardson, b. 13 May, 1859. 

Clara Elizabeth Shepardson, b. 1 January, 1861. 

35. viii. John Everett Shepardson, b. 24 October, 1865. 

21. Lorenzo Dow Shepardson {Otis,'' Samuel,^ John," Daniel,* John,^ 
Daniel," Daniel^) moved from Vermont to LaGrange county, Ind.. in 
November, 1835. He m. 18 September, 1859, Flora Rosalie Huntington, 
who was b. in Brown county, Ind., 4 March, 1841. He spent his life as 
a farmer, living in the latter part of his life near Catlin, Washington, 
whei'e he d. 4 January, 1906. Ch.: 

36. i. Arthur Shepardson, b. 14 August, 1860. 

il. Edmund Shepardson, b. 7 November, 1861, d. 24 June, 1868. 
iii. Benjamin Freligh Shepardson, b. 23 July, 1863 ; unmd. 

37. iv. Oliff Shepardson, b. 2 February, 1867. 

V. Edna Shepardson, b. 2 April, 1869; m. 20 November, 1890, Samuel 
McKone, d. 20 April, 1891. 

38. vi. Plinny Shepardson, b. 16 August, 1872. 

vii. Bessie Shepardson, ta. 7 December, 1875. Was a teacher some 
years; m. 6 November, 1906, Eugene S. Wright; res. St. Johns, 
Ore. 

Viii. David Samuel Shepardson, b. 16 November, 1877; d. 3 June, 1893. 

ix. Otis Shepardson, b. 13 February, 1880. 

X. Victor Joseph Shepardson, b. 1 February, 1884. 

22. Susan Ann Shepardson {Otis,'' Samuel,'^ John,^ Daniel* John,^ 
Daniel.- Daniel'^) lived on the home place in Mongo, Ind., most of her 
life. She m. Benjamin Franklin Freligh. Ch.: 

i. EvA Freligh, m. Joseph Geddes, a rancher and stockman in Baker 
City, Ore. She d. there. They had four ch., among them Frank 
Geddes, county clerk (1907) Baker City, Ore., and Eva Geddes, 
who is m. and lives same place. 



30. 


li. 




iii. 


31. 


iv. 


32. 


V. 


33. 


vi. 


34. 


vii. 



10 SHEPARDSON. 

il. Ida Mat Freligh, m. Richard Hopkins of Brighton. Ind. Ch. : 
Fleming Hopkins, Ella(?) Hopkins, Maggie Hopkins, all b. near 
Mongo, Ind. 

111. Ella Freligh, m. Fleming Barr, Mongo, Ind. At least five ch. ; 
one, Frank Barr, a teacher. Two daus. are m. 

iv. Arthur Plinny Freligh, m. Ettie Snyder. One ch., Mabel, b. near 
LaGrange, Ind. 

V. Frank Leander Freligh, b. 22 October, 1865, went west, living in 
Oregon and Idaho at different times ; m. and had at least Frank 
Freligh. 

23. Samuel Siiepardson {Otis.' Samuel.'^ John." Daniel.* John.^ 
Daniel.- Daniel^) clerked in his brother Edmund's store in Mongo, Ind., 
until his marriage 1 January, 18GS, to Martha -Jane Huss, who was b. 
5 June, 1849, dau. of Elijah and Phebe (Hutchins) Huss. He has been 
prominently identified with the development of LaGrange county, Ind.; 
county treasurer, 18G9-1874; county auditor, 1874-1882. Now has an 
abstract office and stands high in the community. He served in Co. 
G, 30th Ind. Vol. Inf., United States army, during the Civil War, and 
endured hardships at Knoxville and in Libby prison. Ch. : 

i. Kit Carson Shepardson, b. 15 May, 1872; m. 19 August, 1902, 
Cora Biddle, who was b. 13 May, 1874. 

li. Ella Pearl Shepardson, b. 28 April, 1876; m. 8 August, 1S99, 
James C. Will, D. D. S., of LaGrange. Ch. : Mary Jane Will, b. 
16 June, 1900. 

24. Dudley Shepardson (Elijah.^ Samuel.'^ John.^ Daniel.* John,' 
Daniel," DanieV) removed from Kentucky to California, where he m., 
in Marysville, Yuba county, 16 December, 1868, Winifred May. He 
was an attorney at law until his retirement on account of ill health. 
Now in sanitarium, Napa, Cal. Ch.: 

39. i. Elijah John Shepardson, b. 11 November, 1869. 

ii. Mark Milton Shepardson, b. 2 April, 1871, attorney, Oakland, Cal. 
unmd. 

iii. Alice Haymond Shepardson. b. 7 April, 1874 ; graduate San Jose 
Normal School. Teacher, Colusa, Cal., five years ; now Oakland, 
Cal. 

iv. James Clinton Shepardson, b. 18 May, 1876, d. 26 May, 1903; was 
a farmer. 

v. Creed Haymond Shepardson, b. 20 March, 1878 ; attorney, Oakland, 
Cal., and real estate agent ; unmd. 

24a. Ann Mary Shepardson (Elijah^' .Samuel." John.'^ Daniel.* John,* 
Daniel,- Daniel') m. in 1845 W. W. Throckmorton, who d. in 1851. In 
1855 she m. (2) Winston Markham. She d. 27 March, 1868, at Farra- 
ersville, Ky. He d. in 1902 at Dennison, Texas. Ch.: 

J. William Gustin Throckmorton, b. in Princeton, Ky., is m. and has 
ch. : Ann Mary Throckmorton, Flavia Throckmorton, James 
Throckmorton. 

11. Watoja Throckmorton, b. Farmor.sville, Ky., d. aged 2 years. 

Hi. John Shepardson Markham, b. 29 August, 1857, d. 1 February, 
1898, at Woodward, Okla. 

iv. Winston Baird Markham. b. 20 June. 1859; m. Nannie Wootten of 
Decatur, Texas, who d. in 1885. Their son, John Wootten Mark- 
ham, b. 1885. m. (2) Ada Hockett at Decatur. Tex., in 1887, and 
had ch. : Baird Markham, b. May, 1888; Marie Markham, b. 1890; 
Lois Markham, b. 1897. 
V. Annie Sophia Maukham, b. 19 August, 1S67; m. at Dennison. Tex., 
18 October, lS9;i, Samuel Yancey Ferguson, b. in Alabama 8 March, 
186:5. Ch. : John Markham Ferguson, b. 4 November, 1895, at 
Wichita Falls, Tex., where the family res. 

25. Sophia Susan Shepardson (Elijah,' f^amuel," John.'' Daniel.* 
John," Daniel," DanieV) ni. Dr. H. M. Markham about 1855 in Farmers- 
ville, Ky. The next year they moved to Texas, naming a town there 
Farmersville. Ch.: 



SHEPARDSON. 11 

1. Harvet Dudley Markham, b. about 1859; m. Molly Taylor in Mc- 
Kinney, Tex., about 1877, and had ch. : John Pernell, Claire 
(dead), Hugh (d. about 1898), Harvey (dead), and Clarence, 
now res. McKinney, Tex. 

ii. Hugh Pernell Markham, b. about 1865 ; m. about 1889, Fannie 

, near McKinney, Tex. ; one child in 1903 ; now res. 

Paul's Valley, Indian Territory. 

26. Victoria Siiepardson (EUiahJ Samuel,' John,^ Daniel* John? 
Daniel," Daniel^) m. (1) 9 March, 1854, Zebulon Andrew Baird, who 
d. 14 February, 1881. The family lived in Baird homestead between 
Nashville and Lebanon, Tenn. She m. (2) 1 November, 1885, Dr. Al- 
exander W. Terry. They moved to Dennison, Texas, in 1891, and to 
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1894, where he d. 2G January, 1901. 

i. Annie Laura Baird, b. 17 December, 1860 ; m. 15 November, 1883, 
Dr. Calvin McAulay at the Baird homestead, Tenn. He d. at 
McKinney, Tex., 13 November, 1886. A posthumous child, William 
Calvin McAulay, b. 22 February, 1887, now attending Harvard 
Military School in Los Angeles, Cal. 

ii. Martha Dudley Baird, b. 15 September, 1866 ; m. 27 March, 1889, 
at Baird homestead, Tenn., Dr. Watson G. Terry, son of Dr. Alex- 
ander W. Terry, mentioned above. They lived in Dennison, Tex., 
for a while, and in 1906 moved to Los Angeles, Cal. Ch. : Zebu- 
lon Alexander Terry, b. 17 June, 1891 ; Annie Laurie Terry, b. 7 
October, 1896. 

27. Amanda Shepaedson {Plinny,'' Samuel,'^ JoJin,^ Daniel,* John,^ 
Daniel,^ Daniel^) was given a farm and "setting out" by her father 
near Gerry, N. Y. She m. 3 January, 1841, John A. Rice, who was b. 
Ellery N. Y., 24 July, 1818, and d. in Gerry 21 May, 1902. They spent 
their lives on the farm, except for three years when he was engaged 
in lumbering a mile away from it. In the early days before any rail- 
roads were built he rafted lumber down the rivers to Pittsburg and 
other cities. He was a charter member and one of the first officials of 
Gerry Grange, No. 412. He was a man who stood high in the com- 
munity and has a large number of friends. He was a splendid singer 
and well informed in all subjects. His wife was a woman of excep- 
tional graces who had great influence in the community. She d. 5 
January, 1887. Ch.: 

i. Rachel Melissa Rice, b. 23 April, 1843 (see No. 14 iii). 
ii. Plinny Shepardson Rice, b. 17 July, 1845; m. in Denver, Col., 
1872, Catherine Maxwell, who d. in 1898, leaving two daus., Mrs. 
Lathrop of Brockton, N. T., and Mrs. Stewart. He m. (2) in 
Jamestown, N. T., 1902, Eva Whitman. 

27a. Susan Shepardson (Plinny,'' Samuel," John,^ Daniel,* John,^ 
Daniel,^ Daniel^) m. 8 January, 1841, Jarias (or Jervis) Rice, she and 
her sister marrying brothers in a double wedding, but died in 1844, 
leaving an infant dau., Susan Rice, who m. Harrison Tompkins of 
Gerry, N. Y., in 1862. They had four ch.: (1) Edith Tompkins m. 
Frank Monfort, a grape raiser and farmer in Brockton, N. Y. They 
have ch. — Nina Monfort m. Edward Ross, Brockton, N. Y.; Josephine 
Monfort, a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music and now a 
teacher in Illinois; Harry Monfort, attending military academy at 
Randolph, N. Y. (2) Susan Tompkins m. Nolan Smith, Portland, N. 
Y. (no ch.). (3) Bertha Tompkins m. Fred Titus, Brockton, N. Y.; 
one dau. (4) William Tompkins resides in West Virginia. Mr. 
Tompkins d. some years ago. His widow, an invalid for many years, 
resides with her daughter, Mrs. Smith. Mr. Rice m. (2) Lorinda 
Rodgers. They had one dau., who inherited an estate in England and 
resides there. A number of the women of Susan Shepardson's line 
were gifted musicians. 

28. Walter Shepardson (Plinny.'' Samuel," John,'' Daniel,* John,^ 
Daniel." Daniel'') was given a farm by his father and settled near 



12 SHEPARDSON. 

Gerry, N. Y., where all his life was spent. He was a prominent citizen, 
much esteemed by every one. He m. 28 May, 1851, Camilla Partridge 
of Gerry. She was dau. of a Methodist minister, who was a graduate 
of Oberlin College and bought scholarships for each of his children. 
He was much interested in family history, writing a long letter giving 
facts on 2 April, 1905, just three months before his death, 4 July, 1905. 
His wife d. 25 May, 1906. Ch.: 

40. 1. Hiram Shepardson, b. 2 February, 1852. 

ii. Nellie M. Shepardson, b. 3 April, 1853; m. 25 March, 1875, Orange 
Williams of Gerry. They live at Ellington. N. Y., on a farm. 
She has been an invalid for some years. Ch. : Maude Williams, 
b. 20 May, 1876; Daniel Williams, b 11 Augrust, 1879; Howard 
Williams, b. 27 December, 1886. 
ili. Rachel O. Shepardson, b. 2 September, 1854 ; m. 31 December, 1875, 
Fred Barmore of Gerry, N. Y. He runs a sawmill at Levant. 
Ch. : Walter Barmore, b. May, 1877; Emmett Barmore, b. 3 
March, 1878. 

41. iv. Major Sam Shepardson, b. 2 February, 1856. 

42. V. Herbert J. Shepardson, b. 15 September, 1857. 

43. vi. Plinnt E. Shepardson, b. 10 March, 1865. 

44. vii. George W. Shepardson, b. 19 June. 1866. 

viii. Irving J. Shepardson, b. 8 August, 1870; farmer at Bemis Point, 
N. Y. ; m. 4 June, 1894, Minnie Hoit. No ch. 

29. OscAB Pliny Shepardson (Otis.^ Otis,'' Samuel,'^ John,'' Daniel* 
John,^ Daniel,- Daniel^) graduated from the University of Michigan in 
1875. Hardware business, Sturgis, Mich., till 1881. Traveling sales- 
man in hardware business since then; now traveling for Hibbard, 
Spencer, Bartlett & Co. of Chicago. Resides Merriam Park, Minn. M. 
Anita P. Plimpton, Joliet, 111., 8 September, 1885. Ch.: 

i. Anita Arline Shepardson, b. 3 March, 1888. 

ii. (Infant dau.) Shepardson, b. 10 May, 1889, d. same day. 

iii. Helen Shepardson, b. 29 June, 1892. 

iv. DwiGHT Emerson Shepardson, b. 30 October, 1893. 

30. Edna Shepardson (Edmund Oihhs,'^ Otis,' Samuel.'^ John.^ Dan- 
iel,* John,^ Daniel,- Daniel^) m. 21 January, 1877, Horace Oscar Bar- 
tholomew, b. St. Joseph county, Mich., 13 May, 1845, son of Horace 
and Salome (Gates) Bartholomew. He is a farmer; resides Lima, 
Ind. Before her marriage she was a teacher. Ch.: 

i. Carl Urmen Bartholomew, b. 28 Augrust, 1879, graduate Tri-State 
Normal School, 1899. In Co. H, 157th Ind. Inf., SpanishAmorican 
war, 1898; m. 18 January, 1901, Hattie Pearl Gorlets, who was 
b. in LaGrange county, Ind., 19 January, 1883, dau. of Daniel and 
Mary (Faust) Gorlets. Ch. : Claude Huber Bartholomew, b. 10 
November, 1901 ; Kenneth Berne Bartholomew, b. 4 Augrust, 1903 ; 
Benlta Bartholomew, b. 14 May, 1906, d. 10 September, 1906. 

Ii. Don Cleo Bartholomew, b. 7 February, ISSS; graduate Lima, Ind., 
H. S., 1906. Teacher Burr Oak, Mich., 1906-7 ; Sherwood, Mich., 
1907-8. 

31. Aur.usTA Shepard.son (Edmund Oibhs." Otis,'' Samuel," John,' 
Daniel,* John,' Daniel.- DanieV) m. 17 October, 1875, William Caspar 
Hawk, b. Hancock county, Ohio, 9 March, 1850, son of Christopher 
Lewis and Sarah (Wyckoff) Hawk. He was a miller at Mongo for 
years and now owns a grain elevator at LaGrange, Ind. Ch.: Mabel 
Clare Hawk, b. 2 September. 187G, d. 26 January, 1878; Bertha May 
Hawk, b. 16 September, 1878, d. 14 May, 1890; Maude Leone Hawk, b. 
19 July, 1881; m. John Caton and d. . 

32. Dow Fremont Shepardson (Edmund Oibbs,^ Otis,^ Samuel," 
John,'' Daniel,* John," Daniel,^ Daniel^) moved from Mongo, Ind., to 
Baker City, Oregon, in 1880. Has been rancher and clerk: now deputy 
county assessor; m. Lillie Swift. Ch.: 



SHEPARDSON. 13 

1. IVA SHEPARDSON. ' 

ii. Edna Shepardson. 
iii. Theodore Shepardson. 
iv. Morris Shepardson. 

33. SrsAN Sophia Shepardsox {Edmund Gi'bhs.^ Otis,'' Samuel," 
John,^ Daniel.* John,' Daniel,- Daniel^) m. 18 October, 1878, Thomas 
Jefferson Rawles, who was b. 9 May, 1855, son of John Wesley and 
Sarah (Randall) Rawles. They lived at Mongo, Ind., until February, 
1879, when they moved to Rising City, Neb., where she d. 16 May, 
1887, an infant son being buried in the same grave with her. Ch.: 

i. John Wesley Rawles, b. 5 February, 1880; graduate Lima, Ind., 

H. S. ; accidentally killed while lumbering in Michigan, 1906. 
ii. Everett Gibes Rawles, b. 21 July, 1882. On farm near Orland, Ind. 
ill. Nellie Rawles, b. 15 January, 1884 ; graduate Wolcottville, Ind., 
H. S. ; m. Ernest Blackwell, a telegraph operator now at Enid, 
Okla. 
Iv. Flora Rawles, b. 27 April, 1885, res. with aunt, Mongo, Ind. 
V. (Infant) Rawles, b. 11 May, 1887, d. 16 May, 1887. 

34. Clara Elizabeth Shepardson (Edmund 00)1)8,^ Otis,'' Samuel,^ 
John,^ Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,- Daniel^) m. 21 November, 1886, Clinton 
DeForrest Seaman, b. near Mongo, Ind., 5 September, 1860, son of 
Henry and Mary (Ellison) Seaman; resides on a farm near Mongo. 
P. O. address, Brighton, Ind. Ch.: 

i. CLrFFORD Henry Seaman, b. 29 November, 1887. 

ii. Leah Emeline Seaman, b. 5 January, 1890. 

iii. Hilda Seaman, b. 1896. 

iv. Norma Seaman, b. March, 1901. 

35. John Everett Shepardson {Edmund Oibhs,^ Otis,'' Samuel.^ 
John,^ Daniel,* John, "^ Daniel," Daniel'') clerked in father's store; taught 
country school Brushy Prairie, LaGrange Co., Ind., 1882-3, and Rising 
City, Neb., 1883; graduated from Indiana State Noi-mal School, 1886; 
principal and superintendent of schools, Shoals, Ind., 1886-8; graduate 
Indiana State University with degree of Bachelor of Arts, 1890; Master 
of Arts same, 1892; member of Phi Gamma Delta; teacher. Blooming- 
ton, Ind., high school, 1890-1; Hopkins Academy, Oakland, Cal., 1891-3; 
Salinas City, Cal., high school, 1894-5; has given county normal and 
institute instruction in Indiana, Arizona and California; assistant pro- 
fessor of psychology and pedagogy, California State Normal School, 
Los Angeles, 1895-1906; president Southern California Schoolmasters' 
Club, 1904; student in summer sessions Indiana University, 1891; 
Clark University, 1896; Cornell University, 1905; Columbia University, 
1906; member University Club, Los Angeles; member Knights of 
Pythias (Captain Division 33, Uniformed Rank) in Bloomington, Ind., 
1891; author of "A Preliminary Critique of the Doctrine of Funda- 
mental and Accessory Movements"; supervisor of training school in 
State Normal School at Los Angeles, Cal., since 1906; m. in Shoals, 
Ind., 6 July, 1896, Claudia Shirey, who was b. in Dover Hill, Ind., 6 
April, 1867, dau. of Michael and Araminta (Davidson) Shirey. Has 
been greatly interested in the Shepardson genealogical investigations, 
contributing much information for this leaflet. Resides 1147 Santee 
street, Los Angeles, Cal., where his children were born. Ch.: 

i. Claudia Shirey Shepardson, b. 8 September, 1897, d. 6 February, 

1901. 
ii. Norma Minta Shepardson, b. 20 December, 1898, d. 3 March, 1901. 
iii. Kathryn Emlyn Shepardson, b. 26 May, 1903. 

36. Arthur Shepardson {Lorenzo Dow,^ Otis,'' Samuel,^ John,^ Dan- 
iel,* John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel') m. 6 June, 1885, Orpha B. Knowles; resides 
Catlin, Wash. Ch.: 



14 SHEPARDSON. 

i. Ada Ruth Shepardson, b. 3 June, 1886. 

ii. Maud Belle Shepardson, b. 3 May, 1892. 

iii. Lawrence Dow Shepardson, b. 15 August, 1894. 

iv. Fat Rosalie Shepardson, b. 3 March, 1903. 

V. (dau. ) Shepardson, b. 30 June, 1907. 

37. Oliff Shepardson (Lorenzo Dow,'* Otis,'' Samuel." John." Daniel.* 
John.^ Danieh" Daniel^) resides Catlin, Wash.; m. 6 March, 1898, Maud 
Chapman. Ch.: 

i. Maud Esther Shepardson, b. 18 May, 1905. 

38. Plixxy Shepardson (Lorenzo Dotv.'* Otis.'' Samuel." Jofin." Dan- 
iel,* John,^ Daniel,' Daniel^) resides Catlin, Wash.; m. 5 October, 1902, 
Effie Meikle. Ch.: 

i. Plinny Dow Shepardson, b. 29 May, 1907. 

39. Elijah John Shepardson (Dudley,^ Elijah,'' Samttel." John." 
Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,'^ Daniel^) is a real estate agent in Oakland, Cal. 
He m. 19 September, 1893, Lydia A. Randall of Eureka, Humboldt 
county, Cal., dau. of A. W. and Lydia A. Randall. Ch.: 

i. Randall Shepardson, b. 3 July, 1894. 
ii. Everett Shepardson, b. 5 May, 1900. 

40. Hiram Shepardson (Walter,^ Plinny,^ Samuel,^ John," Daniel,* 
John,^ Daniel,'^ Daniel^) lived in Custer City, Pa. He m. Ella Thibbits 
2 February, 1883; he d. 19 May, 1890. Ch.: 

I. Amy Shepardson, b. 22 October, 188 — . 
ii. Camilla Shepardson, b. 12 March, 1889. 

41. Major Sam Shepardson (Walter,^* Plinny,'' Samuel," John.^ Dan- 
iel,* John." Daniel.- DanieV) was named for his great grandfather. He 
was appointed administrator of his father's estate. He is a farmer 
living in Gerry, N. Y. He m. 27 February, 1877, Elsie Waite. Ch.: 

i. Floyd Shepardson, b. 24 May, 1879. 
ii. Flora Shepardson, b. . 

42. Herbert J. Shepardson (Walter,^ Plinny.'' Samuel." John." Dan- 
iel,* John,' Daniel,- DanieV) resided at Bemis Point, N. Y. He m. (1) 
18 December, 1879, Viola D. Sadler. She was an accomplished mu- 
sician. She d. in May, 1888, leaving a son. He m. (2) 7 April 18 — , 
Mrs. Luna L. Romans, who survived him. Ch.: 

i. Walter H. Shepardson, b. 1 August, 1887. 

43. Plinny E. Shepardson (Walter,^ Plinny,'' Sam^uel," John," Dan- 
iel,* John," Daniel,' Daniel ' ) is a farmer at Bemis Point, N. Y. He m. 
October, 1892, Myrtie Underwood. Ch.: 

1. William Shepardson, b. 25 July, 1895. 

44. George W. Shepardson (Walter,'* Plinny,'' Sairiuel," John," Dan- 
iel,* John," Daniel,'' DariieV) is a farmer at Bemis Point, N. Y. He m. 
12 March, 1890, Emma Johnston. Ch.: 

1. Pearl Shepardson, b. 8 Juno, 1899. 

II. George E. Shepardson, b. 3 Fcbiuary, 1901. 
iii. Lester Shepardson, b. 31 August, 1903. 



THE BARNEY FAMILY. 



From an extract from a letter written by William Barney of Guil- 
ford Center, Vt., in I'.Mi}, from various notes sent by desi-endants, from 
a manuscript record of the Martin Fiunily in the possession of Mrs. 



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Karl Flickinger of Toledo, Ohio, from town records of Guilford, and 
from other sources, without any effort to collect Barney information, 
I have gleaned the following: 

John Barney came to Guilford Center, Vt., in 1767. The first set- 
tler came to the town in 1761, when no tree had been felled. John had 
m. in Rehoboth, Mass. (or R. I., the jurisdiction was disputed), Re- 
hekah Martin. She was b. 21 December, 1729, dau. of Edward and 
Rebekah (Peck) Martin, who were m. 8 November, 1722. (This Ed- 
ward Martin was b. 22 October, 1700 O. S., son of Silvanus, grandson 
of Edward, great grandson of Ephraim, and great great grandson of 
John Martin of Swanzey, immigrant from England; his wife, Rebekah 

Peck, was b. 10 October, 1700 O. S., dau. of Jethenal and (Smith) 

Peck. She d. 14 April, 1730, and her husband m. (2) 19 January, 1731, 
Martha Washburn of Bridgewater, who was b. 27 February, 1693.) 
The children of John and Rebekah (Martin) Barney were: 

i. Edward Barney. 
ii. Rebekah Barney. 

iii. John Barney, m. Ruth , had a dau., Anna Barney, b. 6 Sep- 
tember, 1789, and proh. Zelotu.s Barney (m. Parmella Shepardson ) . 
I have 6 May, 1783, as date of d. of John Barney, Jr., possibly 
another ch. 

iv. Hannah Barnef. 

V. James Barney, m. Thankful March and had son, Joseph Barney (m. 

Anna Shepardson). 
vi. Lydia Barney. 

vii. Anna Barney, b. 9 February, 1761 ; m. Samuel Shepardson. (See 
his record). 

viii. Lettice Barney, b. 4 January, 176.3; m. Zephaniah Shepardson. 
(Leaflet on his descend;! nts now being' pr>'pared by John Eaton 
Shepardson of Relief, Mitchell Co., N. C.) 
ix. Sarah Barney. 
X. Sylvenus Barney. 
xi. Martin Barney. 
xii. Aaron Bai:nky. 

Captain John Barney d. 19 February, 1807, and his wife d. 10 Feb- 
ruary, 1807. 

.TosEPH Barxey. son of James and Thankful (March) Barney, m. 
Anna Shepardson, dau. of Samuel Shepardson (6). The family moved 
to Jefferson county, N. Y., and later to Lorain county, Ohio, settling 
near the mouth of the Black River. He d. 15 January, 1862. She d. 
16 April, 1876. Ch.: 

i. Sophia A. Barney, b. 17 April, 180S, d. 28 October, 1824. 

ii. Samuel O. Barney, b. 18 November, 1809, d. 14 December, 1809. 

iii. Daniel A. Barney, b. IT February, 1811, d. 18 June, 1891. 

iv. Maria A. Barney, b. 29 March, 1813, d. 11 January, 1883. 

V. Elijah Barney, b. 19 September, 1818, d. 20 March, 1821. 

vi. Pliny Barney, b. 7 April. 1821, d. 9 June, 1821. 

vii. Samantha A. B.4RNEY, b. 4 Augxist, 1822, d. 16 May, 1858. 

viii. LuRANCY Almeda Barney, b. 18 PVbruary, 1824. d. 19 July, 1899. 

Daxiel Bar.ney (Joseph, James, John) m. Lucy Campbell in Jeffer- 
son county, N. Y. Ch.: (1) Margaret Barney, b. 1849 or 18.50; m. H. 
H. Clough, Elyria, Ohio; 5 ch. — Hallie Clough (m. William Sharp, 
Elyria, Ohio, 5 ch.), Martha Clough, Otis Clough (m., 1 ch.), Carl 
Clough and Henry Hale Clough. (2) Liicy Barney, b. 18.55; ra. 1876 
Prescott Hale, Elyria, Ohio, had 1 child, who d. 

Maria A. Barxey (Joseph, James. John) m. Parks Harris; 2 ch.: 
(1 ) He1e?i Harris, h. 1835; ra. 1854, Homer Rood, Jeansville, Pa., 2 ch.— 
Vernon Rood, b. 1856, d. 1905; m. Alice Stone; 5 oh., Vernon Rood, 
Margaret Rood, Esthei- Rood, Carl Rood, Francis Rood, wid. res. Jeans- 
ville, Pa.; Olive Rood d. an infant. (2) Vernon Harris d. in childhood. 



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Samaxtha Barney [Joseph. James. John) m. 1 July, 1841, Luther 
Rood, Amherst, Ohio. 9 ch.: (1) Mariner Rood. b. 30 March, 1842, 
d. 29 September, 1842. (2) De Forest Koorl. b. 1843, d. 1865. (3) 
Edna Rood. b. 1845, d. 1892; m. 1865 Edward P. Johnson; 2 ch.— De 
Forest Johnson, b. 1866, d. 1890; Cornelia Johnson, b. 18C9, resides in 
Cedaredge, Col. (4) Anna Leila Rood. b. 1846, d. 1847. (5) Wilbur 
Rood, b. 1848, d. 1898; m. (1) Mary Wells, 1877, and had 4 ch.; m. (2) 
Jean Sisler, 1894; 2 ch., Luther Rood m. Helen Duke, 2 ch., res. Wil- 
liams, Ariz.; Warren Rood m. Lucy Alexander, 1 ch., res. Bristol, 
R. I.; Florence Rood res. Wellington, Ohio; Wilbur Rood, d.; DeForest 
Rood; Miriam Rood, family res. Akron, Ohio. (6) Ellen May Rood, 
b. 1851, m. 1882, George French; ch. — Anna French, Edward French 
(dead),; res. Homer, Mich. (7) Anna Norton Rood, b. 1853, d. 1SS6. 
(8) Helen Eliza Rood. b. 1855. m. 1880 David Hurst: 3 ch.— Bernard 
Hurst, Helen Hurst, Katharine Hurst; res. Oberlin, Ohio. (9) Sa- 
mayitha Rood, b. 1858, m. 1881, Charles Harrison, d. 1882; no ch. 

LuRANCY Almeda Barney (Joseph. James. John) m. 22 August, 1849, 
Welcome Otis Parker. They lived in Sandusky, Ohio, Norwalk. Ohio, 
and in 1872 moved to Toledo, Ohio. He was a prominent citizen of 
northern Ohio, a representative and state senator. She d. 19 July, 
1899. Their dau. Mary Lurancy Parker, b. 3 September, 1850, in 
Sandusky, Ohio, now resides 6 Bronson Place, Toledo, Ohio; m. James 
Scott Rodgers, who d. 8 April, 1906, and had ch.: (1) Martha Almeda 
Rogers, b. 5 October, 1871, Norwalk, Ohio; m. Karl Flickinger and had 
ch: 1, Florence Rodgers Flickinger, b. 29 October, 1898, d. 30 Novem- 
ber, 1899; 2, Frederick Rodgers Flickinger, b. 12 September, 1901; 3, 
James Rodgers Flickinger, b. 17 March, 1904; res. 7 Bronson Place, 
Toledo, Ohio. (2) James Otis Rodgers. b. 11 October, 1874, m. Cora 
Hale and had ch.: 1, Carolyn Hale Rodgers, b. 17 February, 1903; 2, 
James Otis Rodgers, Jr., b. 28 August, 1906; res. lola, Kan. (3) Anna 
May Rodgers. b. 13 December, 1875, m. John M. Berdon and had ch. — 
Mary Anna Berdon, b. 25 April, 1903; Pamela Rodgers Berdon, b. 25 
July, 1904; res. New Haven, Conn., where her husband is assistant 
professor of rhetoric in Yale University. (4) Florence Olive Rodgers, 
b. 1 October, 1880; res. Toledo, Ohio. 

Zelotus Barney. See under Parmema Siiepardson No. 15. He is 
reported to have been a brother of Joseph Barney, although a Guilford, 
Vt., record makes them cousins. 



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